The drop in German humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip/Reuters
The talks on the hostage deal have not yet reached agreement, and there are still some disagreements between Israel and Hamas in the negotiations. The differences between the parties remain on the issue of the number of prisoners to be released for each Israeli abductee. The "key" for the release of prisoners that Hamas demands is lower than before, but still more than double that that appeared in the Paris outline, which included the release of 400 prisoners in total for about 40 abductees, of which about 15 are prisoners serving life sentences for murdering Israelis.
In response to the Paris outline, Hamas demands the release of more than 1,000 prisoners, including more than 100 prisoners serving prison terms world over the murder of Israelis. Senior Israeli officials say that the gap between the parties on this issue can be closed through negotiations.
In addition, a senior Israeli official said that Hamas demands the release of 50 prisoners for each of the five female soldiers held captive.
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Demonstration of the families of the abductees/Niv Aharonson
However, the two most difficult disputes are Hamas's demand for the withdrawal of the IDF from the corridor it created south of Gaza City and which prevents the return of Palestinians to the north of the Strip, as well as Hamas's demand that the second phase of the deal already include a permanent and not a temporary ceasefire. The
Israeli negotiating team led by the head of the Mossad Dedi Barnea is expected to leave for Doha at the beginning of the week and meet with the Prime Minister of Qatar Muhammad bin Abdel Rahman Al Thani to present to him Israel's response to Hamas' answer.
Israeli senior officials believe that because significant gaps still remain between the parties, additional flexibility is also needed on Israel's part to conduct negotiations and reach a deal. Israeli senior officials said that this cannot be done without expanding the mandate of the negotiating team.
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Earlier today, the German Air Force announced that it had joined the international aid drop operation in the skies over the Gaza Strip.
In a message published on the X network (formerly Twitter), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin stated that the German forces, with the help of France, dropped four food packages - each of which contains goods weighing one ton.
"Every package counts, but air aid is just a drop in the ocean," it said.
German Chancellor Olaf Schulz said today that "the aid needs to reach Gaza on a larger scale."
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Shimria, who is on a diplomatic visit to the Middle East, noted that the issue of humanitarian aid will be one of the issues he will discuss with King Abdullah of Jordan and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Schultz also expressed concern about an Israeli military operation being planned in Rafah, after last night Netanyahu announced that he had approved "operational plans" for such an operation. There is a danger that a comprehensive attack in Rafah will lead to a terrible amount of civilian casualties, and this is something that must not be allowed," Schultz added.
The aid packages dropped by Germany and France in the Gaza Strip/Reuters
Yesterday, a ship carrying humanitarian aid from the WCK (World Central Kitchen) arrived in the maritime space of the Gaza Strip.
The IDF spokesman stated that this was done in coordination with the unit for coordinating government operations in the territories, in accordance with the directive of the political echelon on the subject.
The ship contained 130 pallets of humanitarian equipment, 115 tons of food and water, which were transferred to 12 trucks of the WCK organization, which will distribute them to the northern area of the Gaza Strip. This is as part of the overall humanitarian effort that the United Arab Emirates leads to the Gaza Strip in coordination with Israel.
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